This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in the Negros Island Region is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible locations on buildings, monuments, or in special locations.
While many Cultural Properties have historical markers installed, not all places marked with historical markers are designated into one of the particular categories of Cultural Properties.
This article lists 62 markers from the Negros Island Region, including one that is part of the Quincentennial historical markers series.
Negros Occidental This table lists 48 markers from the province of Negros Occidental. Marker title Description Location Language Date issued Image Alejandro Amechazurra Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English July 29, 2006 Amelia Hilado Flores Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English November 5, 2015 NHCP UNVEILS THE HISTORICAL MARKERS FOR SILAY HERITAGE HOUSES Angel Araneta Ledesma Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Rizal St., Silay City English November 5, 2015 Benita Jara Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Rizal St., Silay CityEnglish November 5, 2015 Bernardino-Ysabela Jalandoni Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English 1993 Binalbagan Town established by the Spaniards on May 15, 1572. Site of the first parish in Negros. Binalbagan Filipino May 15, 1972 Cathedral of Bacolod Cornerstone laid in 1876. Inaugurated on January 20, 1882. Bacolod City English 1936 Cathedral of Bacolod Cornerstone laid April 27, 1876. Msgr. Casimiro M. Lladoc, D.D. served as first bishop from 1933 to 1951. Bacolod City English 1952 Central Azucarera de La Carlota One of the first sugar central in the Philippines. Established in the Hacienda Esperanza in 1916. CADP Co. Corp. Grounds, La Carlota City Filipino September 22, 2003 Cesar Lacson Locsin Heritage House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English 1995 Claudio Hilado Akol Heritage House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital Established in 1925 as Occidental Negros Provincial Hospital. Bacolod City Filipino May 30, 2012 Delfin Ledesma Ledesma Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English November 5, 2015 Digna Locsin Consing Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English November 5, 2015 Dionisio Magbuelas "Papa Isio" Religious leader who became a revolutionary against the Spanish and American colonialists. Isabela Filipino November 2009 Generoso Reyes Gamboa Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Zamora St. cor. Cinco de Noviembre St., Silay City English November 5, 2015 German Lacson Gaston Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Cinco de Noviembre St., Silay City English November 5, 2015 German Locsin Unson Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Cinco de Noviembre St., Silay CityEnglish November 5, 2015 Gusali ng Mababang Paaralan ng Rizal Oldest school building in Negros Occidental. Built in 1907 for the Rizal Institute. Bacolod City Filipino 1990 Infante Heritage House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Hacienda Guadalupe, La Carlota English December 12, 2001 Ishiwata Bath House Designed by Kokichi Paul Ishiwata as part of the Mambukal Resort. Built in 1927. Mambukal Mountain Resort, Murcia Filipino April 29, 2006 Jorge B. Vargas(1890–1980) Became one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. Bago City Filipino August 24, 1987 Jose Benedicto Gamboa Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Gomez cor Zamora St., Silay City English November 5, 2015 Jose Corteza Locsin Heritage House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English 1995 Jose "Pitong" Ledesma Heritage House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English July 29, 2006 Juan Anacleto Araneta(1852–1954) Revolutionary leader who established the Republic of Negros and the liberator of Negros. Balay ni Tan Juan, Bago City Filipino September 27, 1968 Juan Torres Araneta Bago City Kapitan Marciano Lacson Heritage House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English July 29, 2006http://www.ambot-ah.com/silay-city-heritage-tour-april-2008/ Silay City Heritage Tour | April 2008 Kapitolyo ng Negros Occidental Building constructed from 1927 to 1933. Was first housed in the old house of Jose Ruiz de Luzurriaga. Bacolod City English November 5, 2004 La Granja Agricola Established on November 15, 1881. Became La Granja Agricultural Research and Development Center. La Granja Agricultural Research and Extension Center, La Carlota - La Castellana Rd., Brgy. La Granja, La Carlota City Filipino April 22, 2003 Manuel de la Rama Locsin Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English 1995 Manuel Severino Hofileña Heritage House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English 1995 Marciano Araneta y Soriano Revolutionary leader, one of the ones who established a cantonal government in Negros. La Carlota Municipal Building, La Carlota Filipino March 25, 1993 Maria Ledesma Golez Ancestral House Declared a Heritage House in 1993. Rizal Street cor. Burgos Street, Silay English 1995 Muscovado Sugar Mills Built in 1910 by the families of Ledesma and Locsin of La Carlota. La Carlota Filipino September 5, 2003 Negros Occidental High School Known as the oldest public high school in the province. Established as Instituto Rizal in 1902. Bacolod City Filipino April 19, 2002 Pagdaong sa Pulupandan Commemorating the arrival of American forces, March 29, 1945 Pulupandan Filipino 2006 Ang Pambansang Palatandaang Aniceto Lacson Built by Aniceto L. Lacson as part of Hacienda Matab-ang. Became the leader of the revolutionary forces in Negros. Talisay Filipino July 26, 2003 Pascual V. Ledesma(1843–1917) Revolutionary leader. One of the founders of the Nacionalista Party. Himamaylan Filipino May 17, 1993 Pook ng Pagsuko ng mga Puwersang Espanyol sa Negros Occidental Old site of the house of Don Jose Luiz Luzurriaga, where Aniceto Lacson and Juan Araneta accepted the surrender of the Spaniards. Bacolod City Filipino 2007 Republica de Negros Short-lived revolutionary republic carved after the end of Spanish rule in Negros. Bago City English 1952 Severino Building Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Rizal St., Silay City English November 5, 2015 The Signing of the Terms of Capitulation Site where the Spaniards ended their rule in Negros. Aniceto Lacson, Juan Araneta, Jose Montilla, and Simeon Lizares accepted the terms. Luzurriaga Residence, Bacolod City English Ang Simbahan ng La Carlota Started as a chapel in 1870 built out of bamboo and cogon. Current church was finished in 1877. La Carlota Filipino December 12, 2001 Soledad and Maria Montelibano Lacson Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Rizal St., Silay City English November 5, 2015 Teodoro Morada Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. 4 Cinco de Noviembre St., Silay City English November 5, 2015 Vicente Conlu Montelibano Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English 1995 Victor Fernandez Gaston Ancestral House Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. Silay City English 1994
Negros Oriental This table lists 12 markers from the province of Negros Oriental. Marker title Description Location Language Date issued Image Diego de la Viña Revolutionary leader and merchant. Helped liberate towns of northern Negros and Dumaguete. Guihulngan Filipino 2008 Negros Oriental State University Established in 1907 as a class of woodwork within Negros Oriental Provincial High School. Became a university in 2004. Dumaguete Filipino February 14, 2014 Jose Rizal sa Dumaguete Site where José Rizal stayed for a while after his exile in Dapitan. He was with Josephine Bracken, his sister Narcisa, among others. Dumaguete Filipino February 7, 2012 Kapitolyo ng Negros Oriental Constructed under architect Tomás Mapúa, 1923–1924. Dumaguete Filipino May 17, 2024 Panilongon (Negros)Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes–Elcano sa Pilipinas Noted by Francisco Albo, one of the pilots of the expedition that this place was rich in gold and ginger. Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete Filipino May 4, 2021 Pantaleon Villegas "Leon Kilat"(1873–1898) Became part of the revolutionary cause while in Manila and was tasked by Aguinaldo to expand the revolution in Cebu. Bacong Filipino 2000 Silliman University The first American and Protestant school in the Philippines and in Asia. Dumaguete City English 1966 Silliman University University was declared as a National Historical Landmark. Dumaguete City Filipino September 23, 2022https://philhistoricsites.nhcp.gov.ph/registry_database/silliman-university-declaration-marker/ Simbahan ng Dauin Established by the seculars. Current stone façade built from 1857 to 1864. Dauin Church façade, Dauin Filipino August 29, 2019 Simbahan ng Zamboanguita Established by Augustinian Recollects as a visita of Dauin, 1850. Zamboanguita Church façade, Zamboanguita Filipino August 29, 2019 Ang Pagdaong ng USS Crevalle Site of the landing of US Submarine USS Crevalle on May 11, 1944. Basay Filipino September 21, 2022 Ang Pagsuko ng mga Puwersang Hapones sa Negros Oriental Commemorating the site where Japanese forces under Col. Satoshi Oie surrendered to the American forces under Col. F. Wilson. Guinsuan Bridge, Km. 26 National Highway, Brgy. Basak, Zamboanguita Filipino September 22, 2007 Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres Commemorating the arrival of Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres to Dumaguete. Dumaguete City Filipino October 28, 2004
Siquijor This table lists two markers from the province of Siquijor. Marker title Description Location Language Date issued Image Simbahan ng Lazi Parish established by the Recollects in 1857. Has one of the largest convents in the Philippines. Lazi Filipino May 19, 1984 Simbahan ng Siquijor Established under the patronage of Saint Francis de Assisi, February 1, 1783. Siquijor Filipino May 19, 1984
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A list of sites and structures with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012 A list of institutions with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012
External links A list of sites and structures with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012 A list of institutions with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012 National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines Policies on the installation of historical markers